The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-24
In CITY AND COU NTY.
D,>HES HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTER.

n-s-t Weeks Occurrences In City and
C<,anty Narrated in Cendens-
ed Paragraphs.
- Tolacco breaks are very good just now.
Winston is to have a new candy manu-
factory.
= The municipal election is rapidly APP
preaching
- The side walk in front CT the Jacob
Tise building Is undergoing repairs.
-Kernersville is to have paper to be
edited by Miss Annie Wilson, of st. Louis,
Ms.
Mr.. Frank Hege, of the big Coffee
Pot7 establishment has been confined to his
room with an attack of fever
"A petit IN is being circulated among
our citizens requesting vote on the local
option question at the approaching spring
election.
The Forsyth County Farme.s $ Club
will meet in Winston Saturday. Important
matters will be considered and full meeting
is desired.
= Mr.. j. Edison Briggs, of the Interior
Department of Washington, D. g., was In
this city obtaining information relative to
our tobacco i1terests.
We learn with pleasure that Capt. w.
I. Gray, who has been confined with SER
ious and protracted ILLNESS is much improv-
ed and ableto leave his room.
Major Sam'l H Smith has received
letter from gentleman in Maryland en-
..quiring about the probable success of an ice
manufacturing enterprise here.
Some excitement caused at the
Moravian church in the midst of the SER
mon last Sunday night by light reflector
falling to the floor with a crash
1t will be seen from our Washington
letter that Mr.. John Henry Boner, of Sal
EN- has lost his position as proof reader in
the Government Printing Office.
Mr. l.. n. Clinard, who for many years
has held the position of head salesman at
Fries store in Salem, has discontinued his
connection with shat establishment.
The cotton factory of Messrs. F. & H.
Fries, will discontinue work directly after
Easter for the purpose of putting in man.
moth 200 horse power Corless engine.
Look out for the new advertisement of
Messrs. Miller and Cooks new foundry,
where you can get all work in iron castings
and repairing machinery. Try them.
Lhe Sunday School of the Centenary
III. CnuTCn are oil SHlSItdlu-
ment to be rendered on the evening of East
er SUNDAY. Some fine music may be ex-
pected.
- We have been shown specimen of the
rubber stamps manufactured by Messrs.
Beard and Use of our city. 1t holds its own
when compared with brands of northern
manufacture.
Mr.. Chas. Williamson, who has been
ION an extended trip South, selling tobacco
for T. F. Williamson g. Co., returned on
last nights train. He reports trade as
somewhat dull.
Mr.. Henry Keehin, with Brown &
BROS factory-h his watch and chain stol-
en- out of his vest pocket, which he had left
hanging up where number of hands seek
ing employment passed by dusing the day.
Mr. Wright, who has been here represent
ing the Brush Electric Light Co., and pros
t.pecting for the establishment of the lights
here, reports that he has secured the neces-
-sary amount of subscri ption, and that the
electric lights will be a certainty.
Our genial friend, Mr.. w. T. Dorsett,
formerly travelling agent of THE SENTINEL
and recently of the Ne,cs and Observer, has
accepted position as travelling salesman for
the factory eff Bynum & Cotton of this city.
We wish him success in his new undertak-
ing
The appearance of bag pipe on the
street Saturday was the attraction to a large
and curious crowd, many of whom had never
seen one before. The style of selections
rendered was limited, the capacity of the
instrument was only one note. John L
Beard had it down fine before the perform /
had haeu Ooipp on tHyO minutes
On Friday night the Twin-City Cornet
Band gave serenades complimentary to Mr.
III. E. Fries, Mr.. F. B. Eird, and Mr. F. H
Vogler. The Band is in correspondence
with the chief marshal at Trinity College
with regard to furnishing music at the
Commencement of that Institution, and a
proposition has been made which will prob
ably be accepted.
: The Fire Company OF this city received
a letter from the Greens boro Company Tues
day, stating that they would be unable t.
accept the invitation to come to this city OF
Easter Monday. If this is because of tn,
objections raised by some of the citizens O
Greensboro, we think it looks like " strain
ing at gnat and swallowing camel" to g
without decent fire engine for ten year
and then kick against its being carried of
for one day.
= Monroe has carried her railroad sub
scription of 100000 by whooping
majority, and it is said that a big boom ha
set in there. A prominent business man o
this place, and one of our most public spir
tied citizens, has been heard to say that
the boom at Munroe continues he will ent
-e-tain serious ideas of removing there
Moral.-Let Winston vote the Subscription
and thus keep people here and in
duce others 10 come.
An unusually high toned musical en-
tertainment has been announced for 70